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Edward Winter (born 1955〔(Dutch National Library ), retrieved on 2010-07-21〕) is an English journalist, archivist, historian, collector and author about the game of chess. Very little information about him is publicly available. His correspondence with other chess historians as well as prefaces of his books suggest he lives in Switzerland. He writes a regular column on chess history, ''Chess Notes'', and is also a regular columnist for ChessBase. ==''Chess Notes''== ''Chess Notes'' started as a bimonthly periodical, and was described by its author, in the first issue (January–February 1982), as "A forum for aficionados to discuss all matters relating to the Royal Pastime". At the end of 1989, the periodical ceased publication. In 1993, Winter resumed publication of ''Chess Notes'', which appeared, this time, as a syndicated column, in many languages around the world. From 1998 to 2001, it was published exclusively in ''New In Chess''. Later, it appeared online at the (Chess Café ) website. Since September 2004, ''Chess Notes'' are hosted by the (Chess History Center ) website. Beginning in 1996, selected collections of ''Chess Notes'' have been published in book form. Yasser Seirawan calls Winter "the chess world's foremost authority on its rich history".〔Winter, ''A Chess Omnibus'', back cover.〕 William Hartston observed of him: "Edward Winter is probably the most meticulous and diligent researcher and chess writer around. For several years, from his home in Switzerland, he produced the much-admired ''Chess Notes'', a privately published journal of chess history and anecdote that was the scourge of all that was sloppy or dishonest in chess. Winter's brilliantly scathing style, always adopted in the noble cause of accuracy, give his writings a marvellously entertaining as well as instructive quality."〔''The Independent'', 14 November 1996, p.26〕 Winter is noted for his abrasive style in his criticisms of other writers; frequent targets include Eric Schiller,〔("A sorry case" ), 1999 ("with updates")〕 Raymond Keene〔("World Champion Combinations" ), 1998 ("with additions")〕 Larry Evans,〔("The Facts about Larry Evans" ), 2001, ("with updates")〕 and others. Hans Ree wrote of Winter, "() is a just but stern supervisor of chess literature. Every chess writer in the English language knows: when he makes a mistake in a date, overlooks a mate in an analysis, or sins against the King's English, he will be flogged by Winter, whose eyes see everything."〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Winter (chess historian)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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